Edge guide base plate

[Crazyraceguy]

I finally got around to cutting an acrylic base for my routers. I've had the main plate for a while, using it to span the gap for larger pockets or grooves. I'm going to need to do some edge grooving tomorrow, so I stayed a little late and cut the slots. It's not exactly to the specs of the Festool version, but works with the piece that I already had cut. I just used the on-board tools and a 1/4" O-flute bit.
I pulled a piece of Oak from the scrap under my bench, for the support rails.
Right now it fits the ring mount for the OF1400, but I may add a few other patterns for other routers, especially the OF1010.

 

[squall_line]

I finally got around to cutting an acrylic base for my routers. I've had the main plate for a while, using it to span the gap for larger pockets or grooves. I'm going to need to do some edge grooving tomorrow, so I stayed a little late and cut the slots. It's not exactly to the specs of the Festool version, but works with the piece that I already had cut. I just used the on-board tools and a 1/4" O-flute bit.
I pulled a piece of Oak from the scrap under my bench, for the support rails.
Right now it fits the ring mount for the OF1400, but I may add a few other patterns for other routers, especially the OF1010.

The irony meter would be pegged if someone used Trace to reproduce the edge guide on their own...

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Finished it this morning, though I did have to substitute some Oak veneered plywood for the pieces I had planned to use. They were just not straight enough, and it wasn't worth the time to mess with them.
I may have to look into some better knobs too, those are far from comfortable. I've had them in the tool box for a while, so handy at least.
It worked great and my "apprentice" was quite impressed that the grooves I cut with it could be done with no dust escaping at all.
I'm back to working on one of those gas station jobs with the angled laminate, so pics of that to follow too.

 

[estley]

How are you mounting the router to the base?

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[Crazyraceguy]

@estly, eventually I will have at least one more bolt hole pattern cut into this, so it will work with my OF1010. I made a Trace pattern for My Shaper Origin do be able to cut those holes.
As it is now, the screw holes that are drilled fit the metal fixture that is part of the Festool Table-widener. Its an additional base that snaps onto the OF1400, using the same clips as the copy rings. I just removed that ring adapter thing and screwed it to the acrylic base that I made. This makes it very easy to add or remove that edgeguide base.

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